Aston Villa secured sixth successive league wins for the first time since 1990 by beating Burton Albion 3-2 at Villa Park.

The Championship’s basement side battled well but they were eventually undone following goals from Scott Hogan, Albert Adomah and Jack Grealish.

Burton hit back twice as Ahmed Elmohamady inadvertently deflected the ball into his own net before Liam Boyce gave the Holte End jitters late on.

Villa had enough, though, and kept pace with second-placed Derby County by securing yet another three points.

Here’s how we scored the players.

Sam Johnstone - 6

Aside Burton’s two goals, Johnstone had a very quiet afternoon. A few decent stops which you’d expect him to make but nothing overly testing. Judging by his usual high standards, Johnstone might feel he could have done better with the second goal.

Ahmed Elmohamady - 6

An early lapse in concentration allowed Lloyd Dyer to break down the left but Elmohamady recovered to force his man wide, allowing Johnstone to make a comfortable stop at his near post.

The Egyptian grabbed an assist for Grealish's goal after being credited with Burton's first following a scrappy corner.

James Chester - 7

Chester was comfortable at the back for the most part but he and Terry will be disappointed with how Boyce got in to reduce the arrears late on.

John Terry - 6

Another solid outing from Villa’s skipper and he even got involved going forward at one point in the second half, breaking out of defence and racing into the box. Unfortunately, the ball back to Terry wasn’t perfect and he had to play it back into midfield.

Alan Hutton - 7

Hutton continued his fine run of form with a composed performance at left-back. The 33-year-old got forward when he could and provided a useful foil for Adomah.

Robert Snodgrass - 8*

Snodgrass enjoyed a wonderful January and he kicked off February in the same fashion. He instigated Hogan’s opener by drifting inside from the right, exchanging passes with Grealish and Hourihane before sliding in Adomah to tee up Villa’s No.9.

The Scot’s second moment of magic created Villa’s second goal. He delivered a delightful ball to Adomah at the far post midway through the second half and Villa’s top scorer made no mistake.

Birkir Bjarnason - 7

Bjarnason’s rasping drive from distance appeared to be heading for goal before it was superbly blocked en route. The Icelandic seems to have a knack for sniffing out danger which served him well, particularly during the first half.

The 29-year-old was extremely tidy and offered Terry and Chester vital protection.

Conor Hourihane - 7

The Irishman linked up well with Snodgrass and Grealish on occasions and looked to get in on the act but saw his best effort saved comfortably by Bywater.

Albert Adomah - 8

Adomah dropped a little below his incredibly high standards at Sheffield United in midweek but he was back on song today. He grabbed the assist for the opener with a beautifully timed cutback for Hogan and his performance went from strength to strength.

Given his remarkable goalscoring form, Adomah has been on a bit of a drought. Before his second half header doubled Villa’s advantage the winger had gone more than a month without a goal.

That run is over, though, and he now has his 13th of the season which makes this his best ever goalscoring campaign.

Jack Grealish - 8

Villa’s playmaker came within a whisker of his first goal of the season with a curling effort from distance which clipped the bar late on.

Grealish wasn’t to be denied, though, and fired home late on with a well-taken volley.

Scott Hogan - 7

A simple tap-in gave Hogan his fifth goal in as many matches but his all-round play will have impressed Bruce today. His hold up play against two big central defenders in Ben Turner and Kyle McFadzean was excellent and he ran the channels well.

SUBS

Axel Tuanzebe (for Snodgrass, 67) - 7

A brief but effective debut at right-back for the on-loan Manchester United man. He teed up Elmohamady to cross for Grealish’s strike, which proved to be decisive.

Josh Onomah (for Adomah, 67) - 6

Onomah struggled to make an impact on the game as Villa looked to see it out.